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Forrestal

American  
[fawr-uh-stl, -stawl, for-] / ˈfɔr ə stl, -ˌstɔl, ˈfɒr- /

noun

  1. James Vincent, 1892–1949, U.S. financier, secretary of Defense 1947–49.


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“I like to make a loop of the Pirate Trail, Mariposa Trail, Flying Mane Trail, Fossil Trail and back on Forrestal Drive to the starting point.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2024

The Forrestal Building is owned by the General Services Administration, which has encouraged new thinking about the 10th Street corridor.

From Washington Post Nov. 5, 2022

When James Forrestal, the secretary of the Navy, who was on the beach below, saw the flag, he requested that it be kept as a memento.

From Seattle Times Aug. 5, 2021

His path to naval greatness took a detour through Vietnam, where he repeatedly sought combat duty, surviving the fire on the USS Forrestal before he was shot down while on a bombing mission on Oct.

From Washington Times Aug. 26, 2018

He was James Forrestal, the Secretary of the Navy, and he was standing right next to General Howling Mad Smith and two admirals.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

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